Abbreviate. Abbreviate everything.

And when youre done

abbreviating, abbreviate some more. Australia > Stralya > Aus
> Oz.
Air con air conditioning
EFTPOS direct debit (or electronic funds transfer at
point of sale, I appreciate this abbreviation)
CBD central business district
Aussie an australian
Mozzie mosquito
Cozzie swimming costume
Roo/Joey kangaroo/baby kangaroo still in mothers
pouch
Tradie a tradesman
Sunnies sunglasses
Lippie lipstick
The i in the word Australia is entirely optional (Strayla)
BUT other vowels are important
once youve shortened the word, be sure to add a vowel on
the end:
Convo conversation
Combo combination
Garbo rubbish bin
Cabbie taxi driver
Postie postman
Relo/Rellies relatives
Know how to greet someone
Gday (mate) good day (mate = anyone at all)
Good arvo Good afternoon
How ya going? How are you?
and how to say goodbye and thank you:
Have a great one have a good (but a great what?
Im not sure)
Catch ya goodbye
Cheers mate thanks
Good on ya Good on you
Tomorra tomorrow
If youre feeling a bit peckish make sure you know what and

where to order:
Tucker food
Maccas McDonalds
Kfers KFC
Hungry Jacks Burger King
Barbie BBQ
Brekkie breakfast
Servo service station
Bottle-o liquor store
Goon cheap wine
Tim tam a choccy biccy chocolate biscuit with a cream
filling
Fairy bread triangles of sliced white bread spread with
margarine and covered in sprinkles
Vegemite similar to marmite but not as nice
Youll be chockers after all that! very full
And then theres the essential shopping vocabulary:
Cracker of the day todays best bargain
Merch merchandise
Op shop charity shop
Salvo salvation army
Rego vehicle registration
Tracky daks tracksuit bottoms
But what about your family and friends?
Talk to your rellies on the blower talk to
your relatives on the phone
Wrinkles senior citizens
Blokes guys
Sheilas girls
Now that youre super excited to come, here are the essential
phrases:
No worries mate thats ok (they say this ALL the time)
No dramas/yeah no drama thats ok
Wadda ya reckon? what do you think?
For sure definitely
Im down for that (they are down for everything not up for
everything)

Sweet as awesome
Righto alright
Defo definitely
Thongs flip flops!
Park that there put that there
Take a squizz have a look
Its gone walkabout it is lost/cant be found
My shout Ill pay for this
Chuck a sickie take a day off sick from work when you are
fine
A stinker of a day a really hot day
Get a wriggle on hurry up
Stunned mullet in a state of shock
Strewth crikey
Fair dinkum something is fair or true
Drongo a fool